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Academics at the University of Bristol want to recruit 48 men for their study

Professor Gene Feder, who is leading the study, said: “We need to know how best to support men who want to stop abusive behaviour towards their partner or ex-partner.

“It takes courage to admit that you have a problem with abusive behaviour. I would encourage men to get involved in this study so that we can learn about what works and reduce the devastating impact that domestic violence has on people’s lives.”

Men who take part will either join the group programme or a comparison group.

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Those in the group programme will attend weekly group meetings for approximately six months and complete questionnaires at different stages. Those in the comparison group will just complete the questionnaires.

Female partner or ex-partners of the men involved will also be invited to take part, and will be offered the appropriate support.

The men who take part in the study will either attend weekly group sessions or complete regular questionnaires, designed to change their abusive behaviour patterns

“Our research group has a strong track record of doing studies that become the basis of policy and investment in effective domestic violence services,” Prof Feder continued.

“This study is a pilot – the first step in assessing whether this group programme works. If successful, we plan to conduct a much bigger study, a randomised controlled trial, which will give us even stronger evidence about its effectiveness.”